Texas · Nonprofit
SIL LEAD INC
SIL LEAD INC (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,855,968 to it, the largest being FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC ($1,345,513). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $279k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $-46000
What Sil Lead Inc does
Mission
The mission of SIL LEAD is to serve minority language communities and support the vision and mission of SIL International, primarily through a focus on language and its role in education and development in minority language communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2023 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
SIL LEAD discontinued the Community Based Language Development grantmaking program at the end of FY23.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
During FY24, SIL LEAD participated as a subcontractor on two education projects funded by USAID, one in the Philippines with RTI International and the other in Madagascar with FHI 360. Each of these projects was designed to improve the quality of education in the respective countries and was carried out in collaboration with the host country through its Ministry of Education. SIL LEAD's involvement in these projects involved technical assistance; enhancement of local capacity through training and consultation; development and production of instructional materials; the training of writers, teachers, and trainers; and/or facilitation and support of workshops. Specific FY24 accomplishments by project follow. 1) Philippines ABC+ (RTI International): The ABC+ program seeks to improve early-grade literacy in the mother tongue and learners' transition of reading ability to Filipino and English. In FY24, SIL LEAD wrapped up its work on the ABC+ program. Our Executive Director and two of our consultants traveled to Kalibo and Numancia in Aklan province to participate in the delivery and celebration of first through third grade materials in the Akeanon language. 2) Madagascar LOVA (FHI…
$115,667 spent74% of program spendingSIL LEAD continued to provide capacity building and other direct services to SIL International and its operating units. Specific FY24 areas of service follow. 1) Proposal development services: SIL LEAD assisted SIL in identifying relevant business opportunities and developing proposals to secure grants with a particular focus on government funding, both for SIL-specific projects and joint projects. 2) Capacity building services: SIL LEAD continued to work on proposals for new areas of business that could expand areas of service for both organizations. 3) Consultant development and management: SIL LEAD's senior multilingual education and literacy consultant continued working on a series of documents that will be leveraged to develop the capacity of current and future SIL Global consultants. These materials may also be drawn on to provide training to client staff and in the field. 4) SIL LEAD provided technical assistance to SIL Global's GRO unit that focused on identifying new service opportunities and improving policies and protocols related to project budgeting.
$20,295 spent$55,408 earned by the program13% of program spendingSupporting SIL International with its Bloom book creation software continues to be one of SIL LEAD's service areas. SIL LEAD also serves other organizations by providing training in the usage of Bloom software. In FY24 SIL LEAD: 1) continued to support SIL International's Bloom maintenance and development efforts; 2) issued and maintained Bloom Enterprise subscriptions serving communities in Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan; 3) provided online basic Bloom training to sixteen Central American staff of The Salvation Army on the use of Bloom to create materials and books for their programs. This was followed by in-person advanced Bloom training for five staff and then virtual training for three staff seeking Bloom Trainer Certification. Two staff members completed the process and were certified.
$19,938 spent$35,467 earned by the program13% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $155,900.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $369k to $105k (−72%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 94% · 2018 90% · 2019 82% · 2020 81% · 2021 54% · 2022 70% · 2023 72% · 2024 64%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
67% of SIL LEAD INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Christof Weber
Executive Director
Board chair
Catherine Young
Director - Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $452k → $10k.
4 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SIL LEAD INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SIL LEAD INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SIL LEAD INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 92% · 2019 92% · 2020 96% · 2021 92% · 2022 72% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
SIL LEAD INC draws 78% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $117k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SIL LEAD INC's revenue fell 88% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like SIL LEAD INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
38% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 8 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc · exempt
- JAARS Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SIL LEAD INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SIL LEAD INC?
- SIL LEAD INC (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,855,968 to it, the largest being FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC ($1,345,513). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SIL LEAD INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $1,855,968 in grants to SIL LEAD INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SIL LEAD INC?
- FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,345,513 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SIL LEAD INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing